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up-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weard, adv.

Upwardsup.upupwardbackward

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Tellaþ þreó and twéntig daga fram æfteweardum Martium upweard, 329, 28

Linked entry: up-riht

á-drencan

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Hí ádrengton má ðonne ǽnig man wiste tó tellanne, 1087; P. 224, 19. Hí hig sylfe ádrencton, Jud. p. 162, 27. where the subject is the water Án sǽflód ðá men ádrencte, Ors. 2, 7; S. 90, 21. Sǽflód ádrencte feala túna, Chr. 1014; P. 145, 29.

leóhtlíce

(adv.)
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Th. ii. 146, 12. easily, with little inconvenience Sume nunnan tellað tó lytlum gylte ꝥ hí hí forlicgon and ꝥ hí leóhtlíce magon swá lytel gebétan, Hml. A. 115, 431. of sleeping Hé þá dyde swylce hé leóhtlíce slépe ille ac si leviter dormiens, Gr.

módigian

(v.)
Grammar
módigian, módigan; p. ode.

to be or become proudto gloryexultto take offence through prideto bear one's self proudlyimpetuously

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Wá lá wá ðæt ǽnig man sceolde módigan swá, hine sylf upp áhebban, and ofer ealle men tellan, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 36. to take offence through pride Sum æþelboren cild heóld leóht ætforan his mýsan, and ongann modigian ðæt hit on swá wáclícum þingum him

Linked entry: módegian

á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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S. 26, 269. to invalidate, nullify Gif þú nelt hine tellan ... þonne áwǽgst (á-wǽst-wǽst,v. l. ) þú þone regol, Lch. iii. 264, 16. Swilc man swé hit áwége, C. D. i. 297, 13. Hú heó ána mihte ealle þá gewytan áwǽgan mid áðe, Hml. S. 2, 225.

E

Grammar
E, Anglo-Saxon words, containing the short or unaccented vowel e, are often represented by modern English words of the same meaning, having the sound of e in
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net, met, ; as, Nett, bedd, weddian, hell, well, denn, fenn, webb, ende. the short e in Anglo-Saxon generally comes before a double consonant; as, Nebb, weccan, tellan, weddian: before any two consonants; as, Twentig, sendan, bernan: before one or two

ge-rím

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Gyf þú nelt hine tellan tó þám mónan . . . þonne áwǽgst þú þone eásterlican regol and ǽlces níwes mónan gerím, Lch. iii. 264, 17. II a. a calendar, numeral :-- Mæssepreóst sceal habban . . sangbóc and handbóc, gerím (gerímbóc ?

nigon

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add: inflected Mid nigonum þára níwena scipa, Chr. 897; P. 90, 23. (1 a) with a pronoun :-- Ðæt wé tellan á .x. men tógædere, and se yldesta bewiste þá nigene, Ll.

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Hwí nis nú anweald tó tellanne tó sumum ðára héhstena góda ? . . . Hwæþer ꝥ nú sié tó talianne wáclic . . . ?, Bt. 24, 4; F. 86, 14-16. with preposition Oð nú usque nunc, Ps. Srt. 70, 17. Add Nú, ic secge eów ecce prædixi vobis, Mt. 28, 7

á-hebban

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H. 129, 35. expressing pride, elation, to exalt (in a bad sense), puff up Wálá wá ꝥ ǽnig man sceolde módigan swá, hine sylf upp áhebban and ofer ealle men tellan, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 20. Ne wæs hé on oferhygd áhafen, Bl. H. 215, 32.

Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban

mǽrþu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrþu, mǽrþo; indecl.: mǽrþ, e; f.

greatnesshonourgloryfamea greathonourableglorious actiona wonderful thingmighty work

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Mǽrþa ðíne hig tellaþ magnitudinem tuam narrabunt, Ps. Lamb. 144, 6. Eálá mín drihten . . mǽrþum gefrǽge, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 4; Met. 20, 2. Hine God trymede mǽrþum and mihtum him God confirmed with glory and with might, Elen.

gíme-líst

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</b> wont of proper consideration, presumption :-- Þæt biþ swíðor tó gýmeléste and tó ídlum gylpe tó tellanne presumtioni deputabitur et vane glorie R. Ben. 77; 5

ídel

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Gif hwelc of ðǽm ídlum ( curiosis ) wellæ wutta, Mt. p. 3, 2. of things, useless, having no useful effect, serving no useful purpose, super-fluous Þæs restedæges ǽmethwíle ídle ( superuacuum ) wé tellaþ, An. Ox. 40, 18.

god-cund

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Þá sint tó tellanne tó godcundan gódum, . . . God hí gesceóp tó gemágum, Bt. 24, 3; F. 82, 30. Geweorþod mid godcundum geofum, Bl. H. 133, 3: Gen. 2810. Mid godcundum wuldrum, Bl. H. 125, 17. of persons Godcunde bydelas, Ll.

Linked entry: god-lic

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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Manege tellaþ, ðæt..., 24, 2; Fox 82, 7-12: 26, 2; Fox 92, 26: Ps. Th. 11, 4. Hié tiohchiaþ ðæt ðæt (silence) scyle bión for eáðméttum tacere se aestimant ex humilitate, Past. 41; Swt. 302, 3. Nán ðara góda ðín nis ðe ðú teohhodest (tiohhodes, Cott.

ná-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ná-wiht, nó-wiht, ná-uht, náwht, náht, nóht.

nothingnaughta thing of no valuean evil thingnot

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Hig tellaþ mín wedd for náht irritum facient pactum meum, Deut. 31, 20. For náhtum pro nihilo, Ps. Lamb. 80, 15. Ungeleáfsumum nóht biþ clǽne infidelibus nihil est mundum, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 40.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Manege tellaþ ðæt tó mǽstum góde and tó mǽstere gesǽlþe ðæt mon síe simle blíðe, Bt. 24, 2; Fox 82, 12. On ðæm mǽstan dæge ( the day of judgment ), Exon. 115 b; Th. 445, 11; Dóm. 6. Pirrusan ðone mǽstan feónd Rómánum, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 106, 4.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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Swá swýde nearwe-líce he hit lett út aspyrian, ðæt næs án ǽlpig híde, ne án gyrde landes, ne, furðon, hit is sceame to tellanne, ac hit ne þuhte him nán sceame to dónne, án oxa [MS. oxe], ne án cú, ne án swín næs belyfon, ðæt næs gesæt on his gewrite,